Nutrition

Meal Planning

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Are you confused about what to eat to achieve your goal? Whether you want to lose weight, gain muscle, or simply improve your health, there is a lot of misinformation out there. There are diet gurus with books to sell or magazines to push or special foods to promote, and they each tell you [...]

146 Reasons Why Sugar Is Ruining Your Health _Not!

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Have you seen this email that is being forwarded around? 146 Reasons Why Sugar Is Ruining Your Health is one of the latest in a long line of messages designed to tell us that some common food is the epitome of evil and will cause every illness known to mankind. Well, I’m [...]

Are You Bored With Your Fitness Routine?

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

This is the time of year when many of the New Years’ Resolutioners have already given up and quit going to the gym, exercising, or dieting. Maybe you’re thinking of doing the same, or you haven’t been to the gym for a couple of weeks, and you’re wondering how the rest of us keep [...]

Nutrition: Carbohydrates

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

I can hardly believe it’s been three weeks since I wrote about protein. I hadn’t intended to wait this long between posts about nutrition.
What Are Carbohydrates?
Carbohydrates are our main source of energy. They are the optimum fuel source for muscle energy, and for brain energy. Visionlearning.com seems to have the [...]

25 Fitness Myths, Part 2

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Part 1 is here.

You Have to Do Cardio (or Aerobics) to Lose Fat or be Fit
Cardio, usually referred to as “aerobics,” was really big in the ’80’s. Fitness professionals were convinced that the only way to attain true fitness was to do aerobics. An entire industry sprang up around it, with clothing, videos, [...]

25 Fitness Myths, Part 1

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Doing crunches will flatten your abs. Doing specific leg exercises will slim your thighs.
There is no such thing as spot-reducing. There is no specific exercise you can do that will guarantee fat loss in a particular area. When you lose fat, you will lose it in genetically predetermined ways. [...]

Protein FAQ

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

I’ve gotten a few questions about protein, since I last posted about it a couple of days ago. Here are some answers for you.
Okay, really now, how much protein do I need?
How do I know if I’m getting too much protein?
Which foods are high in protein?
Which protein supplements are best?
How many servings of protein [...]

Nutrition: Protein

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

I told you the other day that I’d be talking about macronutrients soon. First up is protein.
Why do we need protein?
Next to water, protein is the most plentiful substance in the body. Protein is necessary for the growth and maintenance of all tissues, including muscle, blood, skin, hair, nails, and [...]

Nutrition: Macronutrients

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

A lot of people are confused about nutrition, and it’s easy to understand why. Back in the 1980’s, Dr. Pritikin made it popular to eat a low-fat diet. Suddenly, everyone was concerned about cholesterol, and eggs were bad, while margarine was touted as the new health food. Then the 1990’s rolled around, [...]